SUPPLEMENT 

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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SURGEON GENERAL OF THE 
ARMY FOR THE YEAR 1912 


International Military-Medical Statistics 
for the Year 1911 



WASHINGTON 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 





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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SURGEON GENERAL OF THE 
ARMY FOR THE YEAR 1912 


International Military-Medical Statistics 
for the Year 1911 



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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SURGEON GENERAL OF THE ARMY FOR THE YEAR 1912. 
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY MEDICAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1911. 


The following tables are those agreed upon at the International Commission for the Unification of the Medical 
Statistics of Armies, held at Budapest in 1894, at Madrid in 1903, and modified by the last meeting held at Berlin 
in 1907. They are calculated for the ITiited States Army proper (white and colored) and include enlisted men 
only. Dis])ositions include cases remaining from last year. Deaths include suicides and accidents. Days lost 
include those lost this year by cases remaining from last year. 

Table I shows in absolute numbers, by divisions, the mean strength of the command, the admissions to quarters, 
to lios])ital, and total admissions; the disjiosition of the sick, total, and the number returned to duty, died, and otlier- 
wise disposed of, and the total number of days of sickness. 

Table IT gives the same data in ratios per 1,000, and also shows the days lost per soldier and per admission. 

Table ITT shows, by arms of service, the mean strength, the total admissions, and those to hospital only, the 
total dispositions, and the number of those returned to duty, and the number that died. 

Table TV gives the same data as Table III by months. 

Table V shows for each of the larger garrisons the mean strength, admissions to hospital, total admissions, and 
the deaths. 

Table VI shows for each of the 38 diseases or disease groups agreed upon by the International Commission the 
number remaining under treatment at the commencement and close of the current year, the admissioiLs and dispo¬ 
sitions for the year, the total sick days, and the average number of days per case. 

Table VII shows the admissions, by arms of service, for the diseases and disease groups referred to in Table VI. 

Table VIII shows the same data as Table VII by months. 

Table IX shows deaths by rank, by length of service, and by age. 

Table X shows the same data as Table IX for discharges for physical disability. 


Internattonau Table I .—Movement of sick hy Army cori^s (divisions)—Absolute numbers. 


Depart,men 

Mean 
st rength. 

Admitted sick. 

Sick disposed of. 

Total 
days sick. 

Total. 

To hos¬ 
pital. 

To quar- 
tei-s. 

Returned 
to duty 
(recov¬ 
ered) . 

Died. 

Other¬ 
wise dis¬ 
posed of. 

Total. 

United States (excluding Alaska): 










Eastern Division. 

17,267 

12, 721 

10,641 

2, 080 

12, 314 

61 

216 

12, 591 

133,847 

Central Division. 

12,930 

10,434 

9, 644 

790 

11,295 

69 

310 

11,674 

165, 435 

Western Division. 

9, 970 

8,656 

5, 361 

3, 295 

6, 599 

38 

98 

6, 735 

74,599 

Recruit depots. 

5, 079 

8, 750 

7,871 

879 

8,186 

45 

717 

8,948 

90,999 

Independent stations. 

1,447 

1,043 

563 

480 

1,026 

6 

12 

1,044 

9, 330 

■Maneuver camps. 

7,959 

6, 850 

873 

5,977 

5, 251 

14 

61 

5, 326 

41,180 

(leneral hospitals. 

588 

588 

557 

31 

2,702 

29 

468 

3,199 

117,673 

Total. 

55,240 

49, 042 

35,510 

13,532 

47, 373 

262 

1, 882 

49,517 

633,063 

Alaska. 

1, 119 

468 

355 

113 

440 

7 

7 

454 

5, 369 

Panama .. 

204 

192 

71 

121 

169 

1 


170 

1,909 

pnffn Pmn . 

17 

5 

4 

1 

5 



5 

25 

Hawaii. 

2,014 

1 2,176 

1,867 

309 

2, 091 

6 

68 

2,165 

32,726 

Philippines Division. 

12,454 

15,172 

13,277 

1,895 

14,590 

66 

503 

15,159 

196,140 

Army transports. 

1,700 

j 1,018 

994 

24 

791 

6 

10 

807 

14,414 

Army.:. 

72,748 

68,073 

52, 078 

15,995 

65,459 

348 

2, 470 

68,277 

883, 646 


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International Tahi.e TT.— AUwement of sick hy Army corps {(Hmsions) Proporfionatc numhrs. 



hi 1,000 of mean strength. 

In 1,0(M) (lisposetl of. 

Days 

lost. 

Department. 

Total admis¬ 
sions. 

Admissioirs 
to hospitals. 

Deaths, 

Returned to 
duty (re¬ 
covered h 

Died. 

Otherwise 
disposed of. 

Per soldier. 

Per ad¬ 
mission. 

United States (excluding Alaska): 

Eastern Division. ... 

736. 72 

616.26 

3. 53 

978.00 

4.84 

17.16 

7. 75 

10. 52 

Central Division. 

806. 96 

745.86 

5. 34 

967. 53 

5. 91 

26.56 

12.79 

15.85 

Western Division. 

868. 20 

537.71 

3.81 

979.81 

5.64 

14. 56 

7.48 

8.62 

Recruit depots. 

1, 722. 78 

1, 549.. 71 

8.86 

914.84 

5. 03 

80. 13 

17.92 

10.40 

Independent stations. 

720.80 

389.08 

4.15 

982.76 

5. 75 

11.49 

6. 45 

8.95 

Maneuver camps. 

860.66 

109.69 

1.76 

985.92 

2. 63 

11.45 

5.17 

6.01 

General hospitals 

1, 000. 00 

947.28 

844. 64 

9.07 

146.29 






Total. 

887.80 

642.83 

4.72 

956.70 

5.29 

38. 01 

11.46 

12.91 


418.23 

317.24 

6. 26 

969.16 

15.42 

15.42 

4.80 

11.47 

Canal Zone, Panama, 

941.18 

348.04 

4.90 

994. 12 

5. 88 

9. 36 

9. 94 

Porto Rico. 

294.12 

235.30 

1,000.00 


1.47 

5. 00 

Hawaii ... . 

1.080.44 

927. 01 

2.98 

965. 82 

2.^7 

31.41 

16. 25 

15.04 

Philippines Division . 

1,218. 24 

598.83 

1, 066. 08 

584.71 

5.30 

962.46 

4. 35 

33.18 

15. 75 

12. 93 

Armv transports. 

3.53 

980. 18 

7.43 

12.39 

8.48 

14.16 


Army. 

• 935.74 

715.87 

4. 77 

958.73 

5.10 

36. 18 

12.15 

12. 98 




International Table III. — Movement of sick, hy amis of service. 


Arms of service. 



Absolute numbers. i 

Proportionate numl)ers. 

Sick admissions. 

Sick disposed of. 

1 

Per 1,000 of mean strength. 

Per 1,000 of sick 
disposed of. 


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Total. 


0:^ O 

ss 

i 

Deaths. 

Total 1 
admissit 

1 

S 2 

Deaths. 

^ o 
■ rt <v 

Deaths. 

Infantry. 

23, 

493 

19, 

724 

14,806 

19, 

744 

18, 882 

121 

839.57 

630.23 

5.15 

956.34 

6.13 

Cavalry. 

11, 

969 

13, 

082 

9, 806 

13, 

028 

12, 561 

56 

1, 092. 99 

819.22 

4.68 

964. 15 

4.30 

Coast Artillerv. 

17, 

289 

I'l, 

577 

10,483 

14, 

770 

14, 249 

60 

843.18 

606. 34 

3.47 

964.72 

4.06 

Field Artillerv. 

4, 

744 

5, 

166 

4, 258 

5, 

194 

4, 971 

21 

1, 088. 95 

897.56 

4.43 

957.07 

4.04 

Engineers. 

1, 

812 

1, 

776 

1,009 

h 

802 

1, 719 

14 

980.13 

556. 84 

7.73 

953.94 

7.77 

Ordnance. 


716 


523 

. 174 


534 

515 

5 

730.45 

243.02 

6. 98 

964.42 

9. 36 

Signal Corps. 

1, 

189 


897 

580 

1 

892 

845 

4 

754.42 

487. 80 

3.36 

1 947.31 

4.48 

Hospital Corps. 

3, 

4.35 

2, 

324 

1,992 

2, 

324 

2,199 

12 

676.57 

; 579.92 

3. 49 

946.21 

5.16 

Others. 

8, 

101 

10, 

009 

8, 970 

j 11, 

989 

9,518 

55 

1,234.30 

1, 107. 27 

6. 79 

1 952.85 

5.51 

Total . 

72, 

i 

748 

68, 073 

52,078 

68,277 

65, 459 

348 

935.74 

715. 87 

4.77 

958.73 

5.10 


Ratios for deaths based on n ean stiength present and absent; total, 73,023. 














































































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International Table I\^ — Movement of sick, hy months. 
AMERICAN TROOPS AT HOME. 


Month. 


.M)8olute numl)ers. 

1 

Proportionate numbers. 

K) sick 
al of. 

Sick a(lmis.sions. 

Sick dispo.se(l of. 

Per 1,000 of mean strength. 

Per 1,00 
dispose 

Mean 

strength. 

Total. 

To hos¬ 
pital. 

Total. 

Fit for 
duty (re- 
coyered). 

1 

Deaths. 

1 

Total sick 
admissions. 

1 

Admissions 
to hospital. 

Deaths. 

Fit for duty 
(recovered). 

Deaths. 

Jamiarv. 

55, 304 

4,914 

4, 166 

4,778 

4, 556 

23 

88. 85 

75. 33 

0. 42 

953. 54 

4.8 

February. 

54,782 

4,435 

3,616 

4, 387 

4, 202 

24 

80. 96 

66.01 

.44 

957. 83 

5.4' 

-March. 

55,203 

4, 636 

3,098 

4,814 

4, 584 

32 

83. 98 

56. 12 

.58 

' 952.22 

6. 6^ 

April. 

55, 156 

4,417 

2, 630 

4, 638 

4, 465 

23 

80. 08 

47. 68 

.42 

962. 70 

4. 9i 

May..... 

56,122 

4, 100 

2, 208 

4, 101 

3,910 

30 

73. 06 

39. 31 

.53 

953. 43 

7.3: 

June. 

55,345 

3, 700 

2, 153 

3,831 

3, 647 

20 

66. 85 

38. 90 

. 36 

951. 97 

5. 2; 

July. 

55,511 

3, 986 

2, 879 

3, 988 

3, 805 

26 

71.81 

51. 86 

.47 

954. 11 

6.5: 

August. 

56, 951 

3,876 

2, 932 

3, 888 

3, 745 

12 

68. 06 

51. 48 

.21 

963. 22 

3.0 

September. 

54,962 

3,781 

2, 835 

3,836 

3, 677 

18 

68. 79 

51. 58 

.33 

958. 55 

4. 6! 

October. 

55,260 

3,644 

2, 765 

3,710 

3, 558 

22 

65. 94 

50. 04 

.40 

959.03 

5. 9: 

Noyember. 

54,144 

3, 715 

2, 981 

3, 732 

3, 537 

18 

68. 61 

55. 06 

.33 

947.75 

4. 8: 

December. 

54,138 

3, 838 

3, 249 

3,814 

3, 687 

14 

70. 89 

60.01 

.26 

966. 70 

3. 6’ 

Total. 

55,240 

49,042 

j 

35,510 

49,517 

47,373 

262 

887. 80 

642.83 

4. 72 

956. 70 

5. 21 


AMERICAN TROOPS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 


January. 

11, 737 

1,051 

847 

1, 050 

993 

5 

89. 55 

72. 16 

0. 43 

945. 71 

4. 76 

February. 

12, 036 

798 

620 

840 

805 

5 

66. 30 

51. 51 

.42 

958.33 

5. 95 


11,994 

1,062 

902 

1,013 

963 

7 

88. 54 

75. 20 

. 58 

950. 64 

6. 91 

-\pril. 

12,929 

1, 112 

991 

1, 172 

1, 130 

5 

86.01 

76. 65 

.39 

964. 16 

4. 27 

-May. 

12, 165 

' 1,285 

1, 143 

1,204 

1, 154 

6 

! 105. 63 

93. 96 

.49 

958. 47 

■ 4.98 

June. 

11,957 

1 1,563 

1, 390 

1,453 

1,396 

5 

130.72 

116. 25 

.42 

96t). 77 

3. 41 

July. 

12,470 

1, 506 

1,357 

1,612 

1,559 

2 

! 120.77 

108. 82 

. 16 

967. 12 

1. 24 

-Vugust. 

12,280 

1,422 

1,271 

1,399 

1, 345 

9 

115. 80 

103. 50 

.73 

961. 40 

6. 43 

September. 

12,217 

1,365 

1,182 

1,418 

1,375 

1 

111. 73 

96. 75 

.08 

969. 67 

. 71 

(Ictober. 

12,029 

1, 395 

1,239 

1,383 

1, 340 

7 

115. 97 

103. 00 

.58 

968. 91 

5. 06 

Noyember. 

13,444 

1,234 

1, 111 

1,243 

1, 204 

4 

91. 79 

82. 64 

.30 

968. 62 

3. 22 

December.| 

f 14, 188 

1,379 

1,224 

1,372 

1,326 

10 

97. 19 

86. 27 

. 70 

966. 47 

7. 29 

Total. 

12,454 

1 

15,172 

1 i 

13,277 

15,159 

14,590 

66 

1,218. 24 

1,066. 08 

5. 30 

962.46 

4. 35 


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International Table V.— Movemenl of nick in the locf/er gdirisons. 


Garrisons. 

Mean 

slnmgth. ' 

'I'otal admissions. 

Admis.sions to hosj)ital. 

Deaths. 

Absolute 

numbers. 

Per 1,000 of 
mean strengt h. 

Ab.solute 

numbers. 

Per 1,000 of 
mean st rength. 

Absolute 

numbers. 

Per 1,000 of 
mean strength. 

Presidio of San Francisco, Cal. 

2, 028 

2, 183 

1,076. 44 



2 

0. 99 

Fort Rilev, Kans. 

1, 901 

1,113 

585. 48 

1,031 

542. 35 

5 

2. 63 

Fort I). A. Russell, Wvo. 

1,713 

1, 795 i 

1,047.87 

1,710 

998. 25 

10 

5. 84 

Fort Sam Houston, Tex. 

1,687 

1,492 

884. 41 

1,431 

848. 25 

22 

13. 04 

Fort Leavenworth, Kans. 

1, 369 

1, 002 

731. 92 

880 

642. 80 

6 

4. 38 

Columbus Barracks, Ohio.! 

1,295 

2, 678 

2, 067. 95 

2.617 

2, 020. 85 

24 

18. 53 

Fort Slocum, N. Y.| 

1,254 

2,714 ; 

2,164. 28 

2,496 

1,990. 43 

3 

2. 39 

Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

1, 229 

1,402 

1,140. 77 

1, 361 

1,107. 40 

13 

10. 58 

Fort Monroe, Va.i 

1,178 

900 

764. 00 

770 

653. 65 

1 

.85 

Fort Sheridan, 111. 

1, 165 

738 

633. 48 

654 

561. 38 

3 

2. 58 

Vancouver Barracks, Wash. 

1,047 

998 

953. 20 

847 

808. 98 

6 

5. 73 

Fort Elhan Allen, Vt. 

826 

654 : 

791. 77 

622 

753. 03 

6 

7. 26 

Fort McDowell, Cal. 

818 

994 ' 

1,215. 16 

722 

882. 64 

4 

4. 89 

Presidio of Monterev, Cal. 

811 

725 

893. 96 

612 

754. 62 

5 

6. 17 

Plattsbiu^ Barracks, N. V. 

810 

433 

5.34. 57 

392 

483. !)5 



Fort Myer, \'a. 

686 

427 

622.45 

413 

602. 04 

3 

4. 37 

Washington Barracks, 1). C. 

658 

497 

755. 32 

1 

1. 52 ; 

. 


Fort McKinley, Me. 

655 

352 

537. 40 

300 

458. 02 ; 

3 

4. 58 

Fort Totten, N. Y. 

655 

382 

583. 21 

321 

490.08 

1 

1.53 

Fort Worden, Wash.! 

644 

227 

3,52. 48 

216 

335. 40 

1 

1.55 

Fort Hancock, N. J. 

610 

336 

550. 82 

1 305 

500. 00 

3 

4. 92 

Fort William II. Seward, Alaska.. 

339 

116 

342. 18 

90 

26.5.49 

1 

2. 95 

Fort Gibbon, Alaska.j 

281 

118 

419. 93 

74 

263. 35 

1 

3. 56 

B'ort Liscum, Alaska.< 

194 

112 

577. 32 

90 

463. 91 

2 

10. 31 

Fort St. Michael, Alaska..i 

152 

50 

328. 95 

45 

296.05 , 

1 

6. 58 

F'ort Davis, Alaska. 

146 

68 

465. 75 

48 

328. 76 

2 

1.3. 70 

Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.' 

1,467 

1, 638 

1,116. 56 

1,378 

9.39. 33 

4 

2. 73 

Fort Shatter, Hawaii.' 

299 

271 

906. 35 

234 

782.61 

1 

3. 34 

Fort Huger, Hawaii. 

200 

170 

850. 00 

108 

540. 00 

1 

5. 00 

Fort De Russy, Hawaii. 

152 

165 

1,085. 53 

143 

940. 79 

1 

6. 58 

Fort William McKinley, P. I.^ 

2, 887 

3, 438 

1,190. 85 

3,218 

1, 114. 65 

17 

5. 89 

F'ort Mills, P. I. 

1, 732 

1,876 

1, 083. 14 

1,482 

855. 66 

5 

2. 89 

Camp Stotsenburg, P. I. 

1, 201 

2. 380 

1,981. 68 

2,183 

1, 817. 65 

6 

5. 00 

Camp Keithley, P. I..! 

1,036 

733 

707. 53 

686 

662. 16 

7 

6. 76 

Augur Barracks, P. I. 

1,024 

1, 122 

1,095.70 

1,043 

1, 018. 55 

14 

13. 67 

Camp Jossman, P. I. 

851 

995 

1,169. 21 

908 

1, 066. 98 

1 


Camp McGrath, P. I. 

834 

1.232 

1,477. 22 

747 

895. 68 

2 

2. 40 

Camp Gregg, P. I. 

698 

268 

383. 95 

224 

320. 91 

' 2 

2.87 

Ludlow Barracks, P. I. 

543 

454 

836. 10 

430 

791. 90 

1 

j 1.84 

Cuartel de Espana, P. I. 

539 

658 

1,220. 78 

482 

894. 25 

' 2 

3. 71 

Pettit Barracks, P. 1. 

488 

29!) 

612. 70 

288 

590. 16 

4 

8. 20 

Warwic-k Barracks, P. I. 

468 

545 

1, 164. 53 

518 

I, 106. 84 

2 

4.27 

('ani)) Connell, P. 1. 

450 

283 

()28. 89 

279 

()20. 00 

1 

2. 22 

Davao, P. 1. 

373 

319 

8.55. 23 

302 

809. 65 

3 

! 8.01 

Cam]) Overton, i*. 1. 

309 

305 

987. 06 

278 

899. 68 

3 

9. 71 

Regan Barracks, P. 1. 

308 

32 L 

1,042. 21 


1 099 7‘i 






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I N'l'KRNATioxAL 'Pable VI. — Movement of sick accorduKj to most Importont diseases. 


Al)s<)liite mimhers. j I’roportioiiate numbers. 


No. of internatii 
nomenclature. 

Diseases of tlie international 
nosological table. 

Remaining at close 
of 1910. 

.Vdmitted in 1911. | 

i 

Total remaining and 

admitted. 

1 

Dispo.sed of in 191 I. 

Remaining at close 

of 1911. 

■s sick in 

11. 

Per 1,000 
of mean 
strength. 

1 

Per 1,000 dispo.s('d of. | 

Ayerage days of 

treatment. 

Fit for 
duty. 

Died. 

Other¬ 

wise. 

Total. 

Total daj 

19 : 

A d m i s- 

sions. 

Deaths. 

1 

Fit f 0 r ' 
duty. ! 

.2 . 

0 

Other¬ 

wise. 

1 

Alkoholismus acutus, includ- 

















ing delirium tremens. 

14 

1,421 

1, 435 

1,382 

3 

29 

1, 414 

22 ' 

6,004 

19. 53 

0.04 

977.37 

2.12 

20. 51 

4.23 

2 

Appendicitis, typhlitis, and 









i 

1 

% 







perityphlitis. 

44 

453 

497 

431 

6 

24 

461 : 

38 

12,398 

6. 23 

.08 ' 

934. 93 

13. 01 

52.06 1 

27.37 

3 

Bronchitis acuta. 

40 

2,149 

2,189 

2,147 


18 

2,165 i 

26 , 

13,503 

29. 54 


991.69 


8.31 

6. 28 

4 

Cholera Asiatica. 





5 

Cholera nostras.. .. 


1 

1 

1 



1 


22 

. 01 


1, 000. 00 



22. 00 

6 

Diphtheria et croup. 

9 

46 

48 

31 


5 

15 

30 

12 ! 

1,003 

. 63 ' 


861.11 


138.89 i 

21. 80 

7 

Dysenteria. 

26 

302 

328 

293 

1 

309 

19 

7,144 

4. 15 

.01 

948.22 i 

3. 24 

48.54 

23. 65 

8 

Erysipelas. 

5 

43 

48 

45 

.... 

4 

49 


790 

.59 


918.37 

. 

81.63 

18. 37 

9 

Febris intermittens (malaria') C. 

22 

1,465 

1,487 

1,422 

1 

27 

1,4.50 

37 

11,313 

20.14 

.01 ! 

1 1 

980.69 

. 69 

18.62 

7. 72 

10 

Febris recuiTens. 











! 1 





11 

Fractura ossium. 

91 

816 

907 

756 

21 

63 

840 

91 1 

34,619 

11.22 

!. 

.29 

900. 00 

25. 00 

75.00 

42. 43 

12 

Gonorrhea. 

408 

7,333 

7, 741 

7, 008 


357 

7, 365 

377 

138,585 

100.80 


951.53 

. 

48.47 

18. 90 

13 

Hernia. 

18 

306 

324 

264 


34 

298 

27 

10,644 

4. 20 


885. 91 


114. 09 

34. 78 

14 

Influenza. 

46 

1, 201 

1, 247 

1, 223 


15 

1, 238 

10 

6, 750 

16. 51 


987. 88 


12.12 1 

5. 62 

15 

Insolatio (Hitzschlag, coup de 











. 

1 





chaleur). 


11 

11 

11 

1 


11 


74 

. 15 


1,000.00 i 



6. 73 

16 

Luxationes articulorum. 

11 

213 

224 

209 

1 . . . . 

1 

6 

216 

10 

3, 288 

2. 93 

. 

.01 

967.59 1 

4 . 63 

.1 

27.78 

15. 44 

17 

Meningitis cerebrospinalis epi- 



i 














demica. 


4 

' 4 

1 

3 


4 


127 

. 05 

! .04 

250.00 

750.00 


31. 45 

18 

Morbilli . 

2 

1,258 

1, 260 

1,114 

1 25 

69 

1,208 

52 

23, 353 

17. 29 

j .34 

922.19 

20. 70 

57.12 

18. 57 

19 

Parotitis epidemica. 

' 10 

1, 052 

1, 062 

999 


33 

1, 032 

33 

17,105 

14. 46 

1 

968.02 


31.98 

16. 26 

20 

Pleuritis. 

8 

195 

203 

183 

! 3 

10 

196 

8 

5,536' 

2. 68 

i .04 

^ 933.67 

15.31 

51.02 

28. 39 

21 

Pneumonia croupo.sa sive lol)a- 






1 











ris. 

18 

127 

145 

109 

1 20 

7 

136 

11 

4, 394 

1.75 

. 27 

801.47 

147. 06 

51.47 ! 

34. 60 

22 

Rheumatismus articulorum. 

46 

693 

739 

652 


50 

702 

35 

17,717 

9. 53 


928.77 


71.23 

25. 57 

23 

Scarlatina . .... 

3 

7 

10 

9 


1 

10 


287 

. 10 

j 

900. 00 


100. 00 

1 41.00 

24 

Scorbutus. 


3 

3 

3 



3 


53 

.04 


1, 000. 00 



17.67 

25 

Syphilis. 

197 

3, 574 

3,771 

3, 467 

7 

114 

3, 588 

180 

j 79,812 

49.13 

.10 

966. 27 

1.95 

31. 77 

22.33 

26 

Trachoma .'.. 

1 

27 

28 

22 


4 

26 

2 

564 

. 37 


846.15 


153. 84 

20. 89 

27 

Tuberculosis pulmonum^. 

103 

228 

331 

31 

21 

206 

258 

77 

32,686 

3.13 

1 .29 

120.15 

81.40 

798. 45 

143. 36 

28 

Tuberculosis ceterorum organo- 


1 







j 








rum. 

14 

44 

‘ 58 

21 

11 

21 

53 

5 

3, 254 

.60 

.15 

396.23 

1207. 55 

396. 23 

73. 95 

29 

Typhus abdominalis. 

36 

57 

93 

67 

7 

8 

82 

10 

4, 989 

.78 

■ .10 

817.07 

; 85. 37 

97. 56 

87. 53 

30 

Ty ph n s o v fi n tli om a ti e 11 .9 



j 













31 

ITlrns inolle 

122 

2, 561 

2, 683 

2, 422 


84 

2, 506 

178 

50,940 

35. 20 


966. 47 


33. 53 

19. 89 

32 


2 

5 

7 

() 



6 

1 

189 

. 07 


1,000. 00 



37. 80 

33 

\fnrKi 

23 

575 

•598 

541 


34 

575 

23 

9, 673 

I 7.90 


940. 87 



16. 82 

34 

Morbi cordis '*. 

; 16 

139 

155 

77 

21 

49 

147 

13 

4, 968 

1.90 

1 

523. 81 

142. 86 

.333. 33 

35. 71 

35 

NIorBi cut is ^. 

35 

J, 823 

1,858 

1,796 


^ 27 

1,823 

34 

15,206 

25. 06 


985. 19 


14. 81 

8. 34 

36 

Morbi numlis ®. 

24 

126 

150 

13 


1 113 

126 

32 

11,270 

1.73 

j . 

103.17 


896.83 

89. 44 

37 

Morbi oculi. 

37 

797 

834 

775 


■ 34 

809 

25 

9, 673 

10. 96 


9 . 57 . 98 


42. 03 

12. 14 

38 

.Morbi systemat. urin. et sexual 

















(excluding yenerie et syphi¬ 

















lis). 

42 

i 

931 

973 

851 

13 

64 

928 

45 

15, 656 

i 

12.80 

.18 

917.03 

14. 01 

68. 97 

16. 82 


> Malarial fever, intermittent only. i s Includes pericarditis and endocarditis. »Includes insanity only. 

2 Includes tuberculosis of the larynx. •* Includes diseases of the skin proper. 






















































































































































8 


International 'Pahle VII. Most importont diseoses, hij arms of service. 


• iS OJ 


Absohiki numbers—admissions by arms of 
service. 


rroi>ortionate number.s—admissions per of mean strength. 


C cS 
2 0 

.3g 

= 1 
6 = 

Diseases of tlie interna¬ 
tional nosological table. 

Infantry. 

Cavalry. 

Coast Ar¬ 
tillery. 

Field Ar¬ 
tillery. 

Engineers. 

Ordnance. 1 

Signal 

Corps. 

Hospital 

Corps. 

Others. 

Infantry. 

Cavalry. 

Coast Ar¬ 

tillery. I 

Field Ar¬ 
tillery. 

Engineers. 

y 

Pl 

PJ 

0 

c3 . 
rt ^ 
bC 0 

i 

Hospital 

Corps. 

Others. 

1 

AlkoholisrPus acutus, 









i 


1 

1 


! 

j 







including delirium 




















tremens. 

536 

144 

439 

42 

24 

25 

33 

86 

92 

22. 81 

12.03 

25. 39 

8.85 

13. 25 

34. 92 

,27. 76 

25. 03 

11.36 

2 

Appendicitis, typhilitis. 




















and peritvphilitis. 

125 

82. 

98 

29 

18 

1 

4 

48 

48 

5. 32 

6. 85 

5. 67 

; 6. 11 

9.93 

1.40 

' 3.36 

13. 97 

5. 93 

3 

Bronchitis acuta. 

595 

328 

531 

154 

28 

28 

39 

77 

369 

25. 33 

27.41 

30.71 

i 32.46 

15.45 

39.11 

32. 80 

22. 42 

45. 55 

4 

Dhnlern Asiatica_ 



















5 

D hoi ora nostras _ 


1 









. 06 


1 


i . 



G 

Diphtheria et croup. . .. 

19 

5 

3 

3 

3 

1 

.... 

6 

6 

.81 

.42 

. 17 

.63 

1.66 

1.40 


1.75 

.74 

7 


116 

30 

30 

6 

10 


3 

15 

11 

4. 94 

2. 51 

1. 74 

1. 26 

5. 52 


2.52 

4. 37 

1.36 

8 

Erysipelas. 

16 

4 

3 

4 

3 

1 

1 

11 

. 68 

. 33 

. 17 

. 84 

1.66 

1.40 


.29 

1. 36 

9 

Febris intermittens 




















(malaria)’. 

338 

346 

370 

119 

145 

3 

7 

36 

101 

14. 39 

28. 91 

21.40 

25.08 

80.02 

4. 19 

5. 89 

10. 48 

12. 47 

10 

Febris recurrens. 



















11 

Fractura ossiiim. 

263 

198 

150 

90 

26 

6 

11 

20 

52 

11. 19 

16. 54 

8. 68 

! 18.97 

14. 35 

8.38 

9. 25 

5. 82 

6. 42 

12 

Gonorrhea. 

2,397 

1,355 

1, 503 

626 

165 

15 

84 

245 

943 

102. 03 

113. 21 

, 86.94 

;131.96 

91. 06 

20. 95 

70. 65 

71.33 

116.41 

13 

Hernia. 

85 

59 

52 

20 

6 

3 

1 

8 

72 

3. 62 

4. 93 

3. 01 

4.22 

3.31 

4.19 

.84 

2. 33 

8. 89 

14 

Influenza. 

277 

134 

441 

40 

27 

16 

12 

67 

.187 

11.79 

11.20 

25. 51 

8.43 

I 14.90 

22.35 j 

10. 09 

19. 50 

23.08 

15 

Insolatio (Hitzschlag, 




! 
















coup de chaleur). 

3 


7 

1 






.13 


. 40 

. 21 






16 

Luxationes articulorum. 

61 

47 

58 

10 

8 


2 

7 

20 

2. 60 

3.93 

3.35 

2.11 

4.42 


1.68 

2. 04 

2. 47 

17 

Meningitis cerebrospi- 













1 

1 






nalis, epidemica. 

1 

2 







1 

. 04 

. 17 







. 12 

18 

Morbilli. 

295 

77 

158 

49 

14 

1 

7 

35 

622 

12. 56 

6. 43 

9.14 1 

. 

10.33 ! 

7. 73 

1 

1.40 

5. 89 

10.19 

76. 78 

19 

Parotitis epidemica. . . . 

379 

123 

168 

77 

22 


13 

61 

209 

16. 13 

10. 28 

9.72 

16.23 ! 

12. 14 


10. 93 

17. 76 

25. 80 

20 

Pleuritis. 

76 

23 

38 

20 

2 

2 

1 

7 

26 

3. 23 

1.92 

2.20 

4.22 ' 

1.10 

2.79 

.84 

2.04 

3.21 

21 

Pneumonia crouposa 












1 








si\m lobar is. 

42 

15 

29 

5 

4 

3 

1 

4 

24 

1. 79 

1.25 

1.68 ! 

1.05 

2.21 

4. 19 

.84 

1. 16 

2. 96 

22 

Rheumatismus articu¬ 




















lorum . 

279 

99 

126 

38 

22 

10 

13 

28 

78 

11.88 

8. 27 

7.29 

8.01 

12. 14 

13. 97 

10. 93 

8. 15 

9. 63 

23 

Scarlatina. 


1 

1 

1 




1 

3 


. 08 

.06 

. 21 




. 29 

. 37 

24 

Scorbutus. 



3 









. 17 







25 

Syphilis. 

1,177 

607 

796 

231 

101 

17 

57 

167 

421 

50.10 

50. 71 

46. 04 

48. 70 

55. 74 

23. 74 

47. 94 

48. 62 

51. 97 

26 

Trachoma. 

5 

3 







19 ! 

.21 

. 25 







2. 35 

27 

Tuberculosis pulmonum'^ 

69 

28 

56 

16 

6 

... 

3 

31 

19 

2. 94 

2. 34 

3. 24 

3. 37 

3.31 

. 

2.52 

9. 03 

2. 35 

28 

Tuberculosis ceterorum 




















organorum. 

13 

8 

8 

7 



3 

1 

4 

.55 

. 67 

.46 

. 1.48 



2. 52 

.29 

.49 

29 

Typhus abdominalis. ... 

18 

7 

10 


5 

1 

1 

4 

11 

.77 

.58 

. .58 

. 

2. 76 

1.40 

.84 

1.16 

1.36 

30 

Tv))hus exant hematicus. 



















31 

Ulcus niolle. 

915 

611 

475 

271 

54 

3 

22 

64 

146 ' 

38. 95 

51.05 

27.48 ' 

57.13 

29. 80 

4. 19 

18.50 

18. 63 

18. 02 

32 

\'ariola. 

1 

1 






1 

2 

.04 

.08 

i 

.. 1 





. 29 

. 25 

33 

.Morbi auris. . .. 

2t»3 

72 

95 

26 

33 

3 

8 

24 

111 

8. 64 

6. 02 

5.49 

5. 48 

18. 21 

4. 19 

6. 73 

6. 99 

13. 70 

34 

Morl)i cordis '*. 

46 

21 

24 

11 

2 

4 

1 

8 

22 

1.96 

1.75 

1.39 i 

2.32 

1.10 

5. 59 

.84 

2. 33 

2. 72 

35 

Morbi cutis. 

469 

1 

260 

452 

119 

45 

19 

17 

33 

409 

19. 96 

21.73 

26.14 

25. 08 

24.83 

26. 54 

14. 30 

9.61 

50. 49 

36 

Morbi mentis ■’. 

56 

23 

19 

7 



3 

8 

10 

2. 38 

1.92 

1. 10 

1.48 



2. 52 

2. 33 

1. 23 

37 

Morbi oculi. 

233 

1 42 

176 

44 

24 

11 

20 

24 

123 , 

9. 92 

11.86 

10. 18 

9. 27 

13. 25 

15.36 

16. 82 

6. 99 

15. 18 

38 

Morbi systemat. urin et 












1 








sexual (excluding ve- 




















nerie et syphilis). 

241 

174 

213 

71 

24 

5 

26 

39 

138 

10. 26 

14. 54 

12. 32 I 

14. 97 

13. 25 

6. 98 

21.87 

11. 35 

17.04 


1 Malarial fever, intermittent only. 2 Includes tuberculosis of the larnyx. 3 includes pericarditis and endocarditis. < Diseases of the skin proper only, s Insanity only. 

























































































































9 • 

International Table VTTI. — Mosit irnportant diseases, hy months. 


Adiniasions by luuntlis. 


tional 

nomen¬ 

clature. 

Diseases of tlie international nosological 
table. 

Jan¬ 

uary. 

Febru¬ 

ary. 

March. 

Aj^ril. 

May. 

June. 

July. 

Au¬ 

gust. 

Sep¬ 

tem¬ 

ber. 

Octo¬ 

ber. 

No¬ 

vem¬ 

ber. 

De¬ 

cem¬ 

ber. 

1 

Alkoholismus acutus, including deli- 














riuni tremens. 

120 

115 

123 

127 

105 

107 

123 

128 

135 

101 

105 

132 

2 

Appendicitis, typhlitis, perityphlitis .. 

38 

34 

43 

33 

39 

37 

34 

36 

43 

36 


37 

3 

Bronchitis acuta. 

333 

263 

301 

194 

147 

106 

112 

99 

123 

157 

169 

145 

4 

Cholera Asiatica. 













5 

Cholera nostras. 








1 





6 

Diphtheria et croup. 

8 

4 

3 


1 

1 


1 

1 

3 

5 

19 

7 

Dysenteria. 

39 

11 

22 

19 

38 

30 

22 

29 

20 

32 

17 

23 

8 

Erysipelas. . .. 

3 

7 

14 

3 

6 

1 

2 

2 



2 

3 

9 

Febris intermittens (malaria). 

99 

79 

64 

91 

109 

120 

134 

149 

189 

164 

104 

163 

10 

Febris recurrens. 













11 

Fractura ossium. 

54 

54 

70 

63 

67 

73 

78 

68 

75 

66 

78 

70 

12 

Gonorrhea. 

621 

560 

603 

537 

571 

536 

637 

655 

649 

650 

677 

637 

13 

Hernia. 

39 

31 

32 

21 

22 

28 

17 

18 

30 

26 

16 

26 

14 

Influenza. 

350 

258 

218 

77 

37 

21 

26 

18 

22 

56 

70 

48 

15 

Insolatio (Hitzschlai', coup de chaleur). 





1 

5 

3 

2 



















16 

Luxationes articulorum. 

14 

20 

17 

13 

11 

22 , 

17 

25 

23 

10 

23 

18 

17 

Meningitis cerebrospinalis epidemica .. 


1 

1 


1 


1 




















18 

Morbilli. 

135 

181 

240 

171 

117 

58 

58 

50 

72 

41 

50 

85 

19 

Parotitis epidemica. 

46 

138 

264 

246 

149 

60 

31 

5 

10 

27 

28 

48 

20 

Pleuritis. 

13 

16 

23 

17 

25 

16 

20 

12 

15 

14 

10 

14 

21 

Pneumonia crouposa sive lobaris. 

32 

16 

13 

14 

6 

3 

5 

6 

9 

1 

8 

14 

22 

Rheumatismus articulorum. 

74 

76 

95 

91 

79 

53 

38 

31 

30 

47 ! 

36 

43 

23 

Srnrlnt.ina 

1 

1 

3 


1 




1 




24 

Rcnrhutu.s . .. . _ 









1 

1 


1 

25 

Syphilis. 

222 

255 

315 

263 

256 

312 

333 

383 

289 

289 

343 

314 

26 

Trachoma. 

^ 2 


3 


6 

2 

3 

1 

2 

3 

1 

4 

27 

Tuberculosis pulmonum. 

18 

27 

13 

21 

20 

19 

19 

17 

15 

23 

19 

17 

28 

Tuberculosis ceterorum organorum. 

6 

5 

4 

6 

4 

2 

5 

1 

2 

3 

5 

1 

29 

Typhus abdominalis. 

4 

3 

4 

7 

4 

6 

4 

7 

6 

() 

3 

3 

30 

Typhiis fixflnthemntif'ii.'? . 


























31 

Ulcus molle. 

205 

194 

189 

172 

211 

214 

216 

215 

204 

• 219 

275 

247 

32 

VnrinlQ 

1 

1 



1 





1 


1 

33 

Morbi auris. 

53 

50 

51 

39 

46 

53 

52 

46 

64 

47 

36 

38 

34 

Morbi cordis. 

* 13 

12 

12 

n 

t 

14 

18 

13 

13 

6 

10 

8 

13 

35 

Morbi cutis. 

144 

140 

160 

148 

140 

160 

173 

171 

162 

129 

157 

139 

36 

Morbi mentis. 

10 

12 

5 

13 

13 

7 

11 

13 

8 

11 ' 

13 

10 

37 

Morbi oculi. 

69 

56 

76 

71' 

108 

70 

68 

61 

49 

58 

53 

58 

38 

Morbi systemat, urin et sexual (exclud¬ 














ing venerie et syphilis). 

68 

68 

65 

79 

72 

74 

66 

88 

97 

82 

84 

88 

























































































10 


Tnteknational Table \ yi .— Deaths, by rank, by length of seivice, ami by age. 


Cause of death. 

Total number 
of deaths 
(enlisted men). 

Deaths by rank and length of 
service. 

Deaths by age. 

Abso¬ 

lute 

num¬ 

bers. 

Per 

1,000 of 
mean 
strength. 

Non- 

commis¬ 

sioned 

officers. 

Soldiers 
in first 
year of 
service. 

Soldiers 

in 

second 
year of 
service. 

Soldiers 
in third 
year of 
service 
and 

beyond. 

20 

and 

under. 

21 to 
25. 

26 to 
30. 

31 to 
35. 

36 to 
40. 

41 

and 

over. 

Deaths from sickness: 













Soldiers present with troops. 

132 

1 . 81 

35 

48 

8 

41 

16 

41 

22 

23 

14 

16 

Soldiers absent from troops. 

62 

.85 

25 

14 

2 

21 

5 

17 

12 

14 

5 

9 

Accidental deaths:* 



• 





* 





Soldiers present with troops. 

63 

. 86 

14 

9 

8 

32 

2 

22 

17 

8 

6 

8 

Soldiers absent from troops. 

41 

. 56 

5 

6 


30 


14 

15 

7 

3 

2 

Suicides: 













Soldiers present with troops. 

39 

. 53 

13 

7 

3 

16 


12 

9 

6 

3 

9 

Soldiers absent from troops. 

11 

. 15 

4 

3 

1 ‘ 

3 


5 

1 

1 

1 

3 

Grand total. 

348 

4. 77 

96 

87 

22 

143 

23 

111 

76 

59 

32 

47 


1 Includes 25 homicides and killed in action. 


International Table X .—Discharges fi'om the Army for physical disability, temporary or permanent, by rank, 

length of service, and by age. 


Cause of discharge. 

Total discharges 
(enlisted men). 

Rank and len; 

gth of service. 

Age. 

Abso¬ 

lute 

num¬ 

bers. 

Per 

1,000 of 
mean 
strength. 

Non- 

commis¬ 

sioned 

officers. 

Soldiers 
in first 
year of 
service. 

Soldiers 

in 

second 
year of 
service. 

Soldiers 
in third 
year of 
service 
and 

beyond. 

20 

and 

under. 

21 to 
25. 

26 to 
30. 

31 to 
35. 

36 to 
40. 

41 

and 

over. 

Physical disability existent prior to enlistment... 

403 

5. 52 

2 

315 

37 

49 

57 

254 

62 

25 

4 

1 

Physical disability incident to service. 

483 

6 . 61 

89 

97 

62 

235 

24 

185 

131 

70 

40 

33 

Physical disability not incident to service. 

125 

1. 71 

8 

46 

16 

55 

5 

56 

33 

15 

8 

8 

Grand total. 

1,011 

13. 84 

99 

458 

115 

339 

86 

495 

226 

no 

52 

42 


N, 


George H. Tornea", 
Surgeon General, II. S. Army. 




























































11 


Military divisions, United States, continental (excluding Alaska), showing the relative admission, death, and discharge rates for disease. 












12 


Relative admission, death, and discharge rates for disease. 



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